Adventures in Edinburgh: Never Forget Your Umbrella January 27, 2025
By A student (Anthropology, Brandeis University) - abroad from 08/08/2024 to 12/18/2024 with
Arcadia: Edinburgh - University of Edinburgh
I loved studying abroad. It was a chance to learn so much about another part of the world, and also about myself.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 2 weeks - 1 month |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Arcadia abroad staff were very helpful, Edinburgh was wonderful to explore, the academic rigor was a little lacking |
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* Host Country Program Administration
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
I lived in a city, and so had city related safety issues. There was unfortunately a murder committed right outside on my street, but that seemed like an unfortunate incident than something the program could have avoided. |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
I had a lot of fun exploring a country I was always curious about, the destination to me was less important than the chance to explore somewhere completely new. |
Finances
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* Money: How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?
(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
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Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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* Who did you take classes with?
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A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Courses while studying abroad are less useful than courses at your home university in terms of completing requirements, but I learned more about life and other people by studying abroad than I ever would have at home. |
